middlesleep

BAY AREA INDIE FOLK

Some historians believe that humans in the western world had different sleep patterns before the lightbulb. They'd fall asleep at sundown, wake for a period of an hour or couple hours, then fall back asleep again until dawn.

The time between the two phases of sleep is poetically called "middlesleep". People used that period to write, pray and reflect, visit friends, and engage in petty crime - all kinds of fun and fulfilling activities.

To a friend

(whose work has come to nothing)

The Band

Mandolin & other strings | Clark Terry

Fiddle & other strings | Graham Terry

Whistles & flute | Kelly MacAvaney

Vocals | Lindy Miller-Castro

Vocals & accordion | Sylvie Rollason-Cass

Bouzouki & other strings | Thomas Kenny

(The album To A Friend features the vocals of Audrey Barron)

Upcoming shows

Sofar sounds : June 17th 2017

Napa Porchfest : july 30th 2017

Videos

"I ran into Tom from Middlesleep at a party in San Francisco and absolutely fell in love with their sound. Shortly after, Tom invited me over to one of their practice sessions and this was the end result. A truly remarkable group of musicians. Check them out on Facebook.com/Middlesleep"